Experienced-based co-design for cardiovascular and chronic disease research

The participatory co-design method has received significant attention recently. Experience-based co-design is an approach that enables patients (service users) and healthcare providers (service delivers) to co-design services and care pathways in partnership to improve health outcomes based on their experience. Traditionally, it was used as a quality improvement technique. Yet, it is a valuable participatory research design that can help improve health outcomes and be applied in nursing research. This paper will discuss its application in research among people living with cardiovascular multimorbidity and its practicalities, usability, and impact on cardiovascular and chronic disease research and models of care.